Judge Calls Out-of-State Request 'Troublesome' in Slashing Fees

Western District Judge David Larimer examined the fee requests of Leclair Korona Giordano Cole in Rochester; Scheper Kim & Harris in Los Angeles; Kobre & Kim in Manhattan; and Hiscock & Barclay in Syracuse and Buffalo, particularly comparing the amount of work and rates of Scheper Kim with those of Leclair Korona, which served as local Rochester counsel.

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